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Plans for Schools, Institutions of Higher Education and Houses of Worship

The
following resources are guides for developing high-quality emergency operations
plans for schools, institutions of higher education (IHEs), and houses of
worship. They are customized to each
type of community, incorporate lessons learned from recent incidents, and
respond to the needs and concerns voiced by stakeholders following the recent
shootings. The planning process outlined
in the guides will help schools, IHEs, and houses of worship align their
emergency planning practices with those at the national, state, and local
levels. National preparedness efforts, including emergency planning, are now
informed by Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 8, signed by the President in
March 2011, which describes the nation’s approach to preparedness.